NIETF Gala 2021 AWARDEES

 

Featured/Cameo Roles

Featured Role – Play

• Jason Horn as Noah Gomrowitz in Denial by Hammond Community Theatre
• Jena Bellezza as Stefanie in Denial by Hammond Community Theatre

Featured – Musical

• Aaron Duncil as Prince in Into the Woods by Genesius Guild
• Nora Wragg as Cinderella in Into the Woods by Genesius Guild

Cameo – Play

• Raymond Huntington as Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Gary Shakespeare Company

 

Technical Arts

Scenic Design

• Arsenic and Old Lace by Beatniks on Conkey
• Peter Pan Jr by Premier Performance

Lighting Design

• Arsenic and Old Lace by Beatniks on Conkey
• Into the Woods by Genesius Guild

Sound Design

• Arsenic and Old Lace by Beatniks on Conkey

Costume Design

• Into the Woods by Genesius Guild
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Gary Shakespeare Company

Viewers Choice

• Virtual production/set/projections in A Christmas Carol Radio Play by Valparaiso Theatrical Company
• Multilevel set with slide in Peter Pan Jr by Premier Performance

 

Direction

Artistic Direction

• Art by 4^th Street Theater
• Into the Woods by Genesius Guild

Categorical Direction

• Musical Direction of A Christmas Carol Radio Play by Valparaiso Theatrical Company
• Vocal Direction of Into the Woods by Genesius Guild
• Choreography of The Little Mermaid by Highland Park’s Performing Arts Group

 

Principal Roles

Play

• Anne Nicholls as Rosemary Muldoon in Outside Mullingar by 4^th Street Theater
• Dean Perrine as Marc in Art by 4^th Street Theater

Musical

• Christina Arroyo as Ursula in The Little Mermaid by Highland Park’s Performing Arts Group
• Will Akins as Tyler in Second Chances by L’arc en Ciel Theatre Group

 

Best Production

• Art by 4^th Street Theater
• TIE – Into the Woods by Genesius Guild
• TIE – The Little Mermaid by Highland Park’s Performing Arts Group

 

VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR –

Volunteers of the Year as selected by each theatre:

• 4^th Street Theater recognizes Matt Stinnett
• Beatniks on Conkey recognizes Laura Toops
• Gary Shakespeare Company recognizes Janice Etzler-Pritchard
• Genesius Guild recognizes Katie Isaacs
• Hammond Community Theatre recognizes Phillip Myers
• Highland Park’s Performing Arts Group recognizes Daniel Sheffield
• Improductions recognizes Ignacio Valdez
• L’arc en Ciel Theatre Guild recognizes Noah Staub
• Premier Performance recognizes Jennifer Loving
• Seedlings Theatre Company recognizes Elias Totleben
• On behalf of Valparaiso Theatrical Company and their closing, NIETF recognizes Colleen and Steve Zana

 

Outstanding Achievement

• Becky Jascoviak